Selected quad for the lemma: prince_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prince_n	king_n	time_n	wales_n	4,676	5	10.0634	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26029	A true copy of part of that paper which Mr. Ashton left in a friend's hands together with the letter in which he sent it enclosed.	Ashton, John, d. 1691.	1691 (1691)	Wing A3992; ESTC R30710	2,370	4

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